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Brooklyn
A quietly compelling tale of a young Irish girl settling in New York City in the 1950s, Brooklyn won't suit all tastes: it's a muted study of loneliness, l... READ MORE
Home is where the heart is?
This is a beautifully written and moving novel about a young Irishwoman, Eilis, who emigrates to New York to make a new and better life for herself.
I lov... READ MORE
Synopsis
An Irish novel: rural Wexford in the late 1990s, a farmer, his mother, his sister, his sister's unsuitable boyfriend, his own boyfriend, his boyfriend's son, his boyfriend's ex-wife, a multi-national company, a priest. Saw the story two and a half years ago. Now it is brought up to the present.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Pan Macmillan
- ISBN: 9780330485616
- Number of pages: 320
- Dimensions: 216 x 138 mm
Customer Reviews
View allBeautiful
The description of the characters is wonderful. It really was a fab book, I loved reading every word of it.
A girl's survival in a new country and how she ... READ MORE
Excellent book
This is a really heartwarming book about a young girl who leaves home for the first time. It's really easy to read and you get a strong affinity for the ma... READ MORE
Lovely book!
I loved this book. The style is so simple and yet it's written in a way that you can read between each line. It tells the story of the innocence of youth a... READ MORE
Delicious
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I've been intending to read a book by Colm Tóibín for a long time. As an undergrad I know I read The Blackwat... READ MORE
Disappointing
An interesting subject and informative however the style lacks expression and reads like a step by step account. While there are sections which work well t... READ MORE
Loved it
I loved this book - I like the way that the main character is described and brought to life. I love the way that the period is described. I loved the story... READ MORE
Lovely novel
A lovely gentle read with real depth, this is a story about love, life, family, relationships, indecision and uncertainty in the face of life changing deci... READ MORE
Abosrbing
I have read a few other books by this author & am amazed at the variety of styles , characters etc he creates. In this book, the story of an emigre to Amer... READ MORE
Wasn’t sure this was my thing….
….but I was very wrong. I just loved it and wanted to know more - and thankfully there is a follow up soon to be published. Fabulous writing by a talen... READ MORE
Brooklyn-Colm Toibin
Brooklyn is the story of Eilis Lacey’s journey to America, from post war Ireland, and a deceased father whom Eilis obviously had a strong attachment to. Wi... READ MORE
Exquisite
Brooklyn is the first book in the Eilis Lacey series by award-winning Irish author, Colm Toibin. The youngest child of Enniscorthy’s Lacey family, Eilis ha... READ MORE
Not riveted.
I read the reviews, have heard about the writer, know there is a film, but..... I found it quite a dull book over all. There were odd moments that were i... READ MORE
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